DHL Supply Chain Acquires Inmar Supply Chain Solutions

DHL Supply Chain Acquires IDS Fulfillment

May 6, 2025

Logistics & Distribution

DHL Supply Chain, a unit of Deutsche Post, has acquired Indiana-based IDS Fulfillment to expand its U.S. warehousing and fulfillment network for small and midsize e-commerce customers. The deal (terms undisclosed) brings roughly 1.3 million square feet of warehouse and distribution space across three states and was agreed before recent tariff changes.

Blue Yonder (via Doddle) Acquires 100% of Inmar Post-Purchase Solutions

June 18, 2025

Logistics & Distribution

Blue Yonder, through its subsidiary Doddle Inc., has purchased the remaining 51% stake in Inmar Post-Purchase Solutions (IPPS) from Inmar, Inc., bringing IPPS under full Blue Yonder ownership and renaming the entity Blue Yonder Reverse Retail Operations LLC. The move secures control of IPPS’s returns network (which supports FedEx Easy Returns at ~3,000 U.S. drop-off locations) and integrates it with Blue Yonder’s Returns Management solution to enhance retailer returns visibility, cost efficiency, and sustainability.

Inmar Intelligence Acquires Forerunner Holdings (RXTransparent)

February 11, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Inmar Intelligence acquired Forerunner Holdings Inc., the developer of the RXTransparent SaaS platform, to add pharmacy compliance, supply-chain transparency and analytics to its healthcare solutions. The purchase integrates RXTransparent's DSCSA and USP <800> compliance tools into Inmar's healthcare platform to help hospitals, pharmacies and manufacturers improve regulatory compliance and inventory traceability.

CMA CGM Group Acquires Ingram Micro's Commerce & Lifecycle Services (CLS)

December 8, 2021

Logistics & Distribution

CMA CGM Group has signed an agreement to acquire most of Ingram Micro's Commerce & Lifecycle Services (CLS) business, including the Shipwire order-fulfillment platform, for an enterprise value of USD 3.0 billion. The transaction will be integrated with CMA CGM's subsidiary CEVA Logistics to bolster the group's contract-logistics and eCommerce capabilities, particularly across the U.S. and Europe; the CLS business reported approximately $1.7 billion revenue and ~11,500 employees in 2021.

UPS Acquires Happy Returns from PayPal

October 25, 2023

Transportation

UPS has agreed to acquire Happy Returns, a U.S.-based software and reverse logistics company, from PayPal. The deal (terms undisclosed) will fold Happy Returns' no-box, no-label returns platform and drop-off network into UPS's package network and The UPS Store footprint — expanding box-free return availability to more than 12,000 U.S. locations; Happy Returns CEO David Sobie will continue to lead the business. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2023, subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals.

PLS Logistics Services Acquires D&L Transport

September 20, 2021

Logistics & Distribution

PLS Logistics Services, a technology-driven third-party logistics provider based in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, has acquired D&L Transport, a freight brokerage headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. D&L will operate as an independent subsidiary with Brian DeFrain remaining president, and PLS expects the transaction to increase its annual revenue run rate to $950 million (with a projected ~$1.2 billion in 2022).